Appendix: Audiovisual Materials

Audio Tapes The Wright brothers. 1 7/8 IPS audio tape cassette. Produced and distributed by Educational Development Corporation, Inter- national Teaching Tapes, Lakeland, Fla. (From The United States history-an audio chronology. Group 4 series). The Wright brothers. 1 7/8 IPS audio tape cassette. Produced and distributed by Listening Library, Inc., Old Greenwich, Conn. (From The American inventors series).

The Wright brothers. 3¾ IPS 1 track audio tape. 30 min. Pro­ duced by University of Colorado and distributed by National Tape Depository, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. (The history of flight series).

The Wright brothers. 1 7/8 IPS audio tape cassette. 15 min. Pro­ duced and distributed by Creative Visuals, Inc., Big Spring, Tex. (From The world’s great inventors series).

The Wright brothers-biographical sketch. 3¾ IPS 1 track audio tape. 15 min. University of Minnesota Radio Station KUOM. Distributed by National Tape Depository, University of Colora­ do, Boulder, Colo. (Let science tell us series SC 35).

The Wright brothers-boys among the birds. 3¾ IPS 1 track audio tape. 15 min. Produced by University of Visual In­ struction Bureau and distributed by National Tape Depository, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. (The what’s the big idea series).

Wright’s Right around New York City-1909. 3¾ IPS 2 track audio tape. 15 min. University of Michigan Radio Station WUOM, University of Michigan Audio-visual Education Cen­ ter, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Sky trails series AV-1). Wilbur’s flights over New York, September 29, October 4.

186 Microfiche Photographs by the Wright brothers: prints from the glass nega­ tives in the Library of Congress. A micropublication commem­ orating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the first flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. Washington: Library of Congress, 1978. 21 p. and 5 fiche. The 303 negative photographic plates received from the estate of Orville Wright, May 27, 1949, which are a part of the Wilbur-Orville Wright Collection in the Li­ brary of Congress, are of two different sizes (174 are 5 by 7 inches; 129, 4 by 5 inches), cover the period 1897-1911, and provide excellent pictorial records of the Wright brothers’ early gliding experiments and original airplane flights.

Motion Pictures

First Army aeroplane flight, Ft. Myer, Virginia. National Ar­ chives, Motion Picture Branch, Washington. 230-H-1175. Reel 1. 270 ft., 16 mm or 35 mm. Includes close-up view of Wright airplane and pictures of Orville and a group of notables witnessing the Wright flights at Fort Myer, Va., 1908

Dare, birthplace of aviation. The people of Dare County, N.C. Made and released by Communication Center, University of North Carolina, 1952. 22 min., sd., color, 16 mm. Color film depicts first flights of the Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, Dare County, N.C., 1903.

Wright brothers-wings over Kitty Hawk. Produced by Twen­ tieth Century-Fox Film Corp. and distributed by Star Film Co., 1952-1953. 15 min., optical sound, 16 mm. Presents an account of the Wright brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., December 17, 1903, compiled from Fox Movietone News Library footage.

Wings over Kitty Hawk. Movietonenews, 1954. 13 min., sd., b&w, 16 mm. (Greatest drama). Pictures events in the lives of the Wright brothers with an authentic account of their first historic flight, Kitty Hawk, N.C., December 17, 1903.

The first flight of the Wright brothers. CBS Television. Released by Young America Films, 1955. 28 min., sd., b&w, 16 mm. (You Are There). Telecast, January 16, 1955, on the CBS program “You Are There.” Reconstructs the events of December 17, 1903.

187 The Wright brothers. Jam Handy Organization, 1957. 42 fr., color, 35 mm. (Famous Americans, no. 2). Pictures in color the childhood and youth of Wilbur and Orville and shows how their early experiments led them to build an airplane and become American avi­ ation pioneers.

The Wright brothers, pioneers of American aviation. David J. Goodman, Inc.. 1957. 47 fr., color, 35 mm. Adapted from hook of the same title by Quentin Rey­ nolds (New York: Random House, 1950). Color film showing how the Wright brothers developed an interest in the principles of flight, worked toward controlled flight, and developed their first airplane.

Flight history at Kitty Hawk,December 17, 1903. Richard B. Morros, Inc., in Association with Hearst Metrotone News. Released by Official Films, 1960. 5 min., sd., b&w, 16 mm. (Almanac Newsreel). Newsreel account of the flights made by the Wrights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., December 17, 1903. Portrays some of the honors given to the Wright brothers, including the annual tribute made at the Wright Brothers Na­ tional Memorial at Kitty Hawk.

When President William Howard Taft pinned medals on the Wright brothers, this cartoon appeared in the Cleveland Leader.

188 Wright brothers fly. Filmrite Associates. Released by Official Films, 1960. 3 min., sd., b&w, 16 mm. (Greatest Headlines of the Century). Short film portraying events in the lives of the Wright brothers, showing them in their bicycle shop as they experiment with flying machines and endeavor to un- derstand the science of aerodynamics. Shows Orville’s first successful powered flight, Kitty Hawk, N.C., December 17, 1903.

Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina. Eye Gate House, 1961. 47 fr., color, 35 mm (National Landmarks, Memorials, and Historic Shrines, n. 6). Pictures in color the first airplane flights made by Wil­ bur and Orville in December 1903 and shows how the historic event is commemorated at the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kitty Hawk, N.C.

The day man flew. Go Pictures. Released by McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1962. 17 min., sd., b&w, 16 mm. Pictorial account of the Wright brothers, explains how they solved the problems of lift and balance, describes the building of their first engine, and depicts their early flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., in 1903.

Wright brothers’ first flight. Anargyros Film Library, 1966. 4 min., si., b&w, 8 mm. Short loop film depicting the first successful powered flight by the Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, N.C., December 17, 1903.

Kitty Hawk to Paris, the early years of flight. John H. Secondari Productions. Released by Learning Corp. of America, 1970. 54 min., sd., color, 16 mm. Traces the formative years of American aviation begin­ ning with the early experiments of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, N.C.

Wright brothers. [Motion picture in five parts] Produced by U.S. Navy Department and released by National Audiovisual Center, Washington, 1970. 29 min., sd., b&w, 16 mm. (History of flight series). Well-documented and authoritative motion picture dealing with the history of the Wright brothers nar­ rated by Paul E. Garber, Historian Emeritus of the National Air and Space. Museum. Shows bow Wrights became intrigued with the problems of flight and por­ trays their first attempts to fly with gliders, the con­ struction of the first powered heavier-than-air flying machine, and its initial flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., December 17, 1903. Reviews their experiments to in- crease flight time and distance. Pictures the first flights of the Wright brothers’ airplane in Europe and Amer­ ica and illustrates many of the historical flights by the Wrights. Recounts Wilbur’s death, Orville’s ensuing activities, and the various honors and memorials to the Wright brothers for their contributions to aviation. 189 Wright brothers. Thorne Films, 1971. 3 min., si., b&w., super 8 mm. (The eight mm. documents project no. 330 series) Loop film in cartridge. Short motion picture depicting the achievements of the Wright brothers. Includes some of the 1908 Rights of Wilbur in France, his demonstration flights before King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy at Centocelle Field, Rome, on April 24, 1909, and Orville’s flight on July 26, 1909, at Fort Myer, Va., witnessed by President William Howard Taft.

Orville and Wilbur. Film produced, directed, and written by Ar­ thur and Evelyn Barron and Amanda C. Pope. National Edu­ cational Television, 1971. 90 min., sd., color (NET Playhouse Biography). Explores the dramatic months preceding and including the first successful flight on December 17, 1903. A flying replica of the Wright brothers’ first airplane and of the glider they flew before the first motor flight were used in the film. Stacy Keach plays the part of Wilbur, the part of Orville.

The winds of Kitty Hawk; 75th anniversary of first powered flight/Wright brothers. An television report on NBC, De­ cember 17. Produced by Charles M. Fries Productions, Inc., in association with New Ingot Co., Inc., 1978. 120 min., sd., color. Dramatization of early flying experiments of the Wright brothers, culminating in the successful flight of December 17, 1903. Replicas of the original Wright airplanes were constructed by Tom and Nancy Valen­ tine for the film’s flying sequences. The aircraft were flown by Odell Burton. Michael Moriarty plays the part of Wilbur, David Huffman the part of Orville. The script was written by William Kelley and Jes Rosebrook. The television drama was produced by Lawrence Schiller and directed by E.W. Swackhamer. Marvin McFarland was technical director. Phonorecords Tooley, Howard. The Wright brothers, pioneers of American avi­ ation. [Phonodisk] Enrichment Records ERL 104. 1964. 1 s. 12 in. 33½ rpm. microgroove. (American landmark series). A dramatization with music and sound effects, adapted from the Landmark book of the same title by Quentin Reynolds (New York Random House, 1950). Slides Wright Brothers National Memorial. Produced by Meston’s Travels. 8 slides. Includes four original Wright photographs, 1902-3, from the Library of Congress collections and four pho­ tographs from the Wright Brothers National Memo- rial, Kitty Hawk, N.C.

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